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戦い — meaning in English

tatakai

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English meaning

  • battle noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
  • fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  • struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
  • warfare noun The act of fighting a war, or armed conflict between opposing forces.

Senses

戦い is used for these senses in English:

  • battle (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
  • battle (military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.
  • fight An occasion of fighting.
  • fight (archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
  • struggle (figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.

battle — full definition

  1. noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
  2. noun A prolonged, difficult struggle or contest of any kind.
  3. verb To fight or struggle against someone or something.

fight — full definition

  1. verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  2. verb To struggle or campaign strongly for or against something.
  3. noun An instance of physical combat or a violent confrontation.
  4. noun A conflict, argument, or contest, not necessarily physical.
  5. noun The determination or spirit needed to keep struggling.

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